Leucothoe enko White & Reimer 2012

Head. Anterior margin oblique, produced, anterodistal margin rounded, distal margin excavate with rounded projection; ventral cephalic keel anterior produced, excavate; anteroventral margin quadrate, ventral margin excavate; eyes present with more than 10 ommatidia, round. Antenna 1 0.3 × body length, flagellum 6–articulate, peduncle article 1 width less than 2 × article 2, accessory flagellum absent. Antenna 2 0.3 × body length, subequal in length with antenna 1, flagellum 4–articulate. Mandibular palp ratio of articles 1–3 1.0: 2.4: 0.6, article 2 with 3 distal setae, article 3 with two distal setae, incisors weakly dentate; left mandible with 5 raker spines, lacinia mobilis large, weakly toothed; right mandible with 5 raker spines, lacinia mobilis small, weakly toothed. Upper lip asymmetrically lobate, anterior margin weakly setose. Lower lip inner lobes fused, setose; outer lobes with moderate gape, anterior margins setose. Maxilla 1 palp 1–articulate, margins constricted with 3 distal slender setae; outer plate with 5 distal robust setae. Maxilla 2 inner plate with 4 distal slender setae outer plate with 3 distal slender setae. Maxilliped inner plates distal margin rounded with v-shaped indentation, with short simple robust setae; outer plate inner margin smooth, reaching 0.2 × palp article 1, with simple marginal setae, facial setae present; palp article 4 subequal in length with article 3, distally acute. Pereon. Coxae 1–4 relative widths 1.0: 1.1: 0.9:1.0. Gnathopod 1 coxa smooth, bare, anterodistal margin produced, rounded, distal margin straight, posterior margin excavate, facial setae absent; basis distally expanded, anterior and posterior margins bare; ischium bare; carpus linear, distal length 9.1 × width, proximal margin dentate, distal margin with 4 long setae; propodus proximally inflated, palm dentate with 4 distal setae; dactylus smooth, reaching 0.1 × propodus length. Gnathopod 2 coxa broader than long, subequal in size with coxa 3, smooth, bare, anterior margin straight, anterodistally rounded, distal margin rounded, posterior margin straight, facial setae absent; basis distally expanded, stout, anterior margin with 3 setae, posterior margin bare; ischium bare; carpus 0.5 × propodus length, curved, distally tapered, anterior margin smooth; propodus with 1 mediofacial setal row above midline, reaching 0.7 × propodus length, without submarginal setae, posterior margin smooth, palm concave with 6 major and 3 minor tubercles; dactylus curved, proximal margin smooth, bare, anterior margin distally acute, reaching 0.6 × propodus length. Pereopod 3 coxa length 1.2 × width, anterodistal corner overriding distal face of coxa 2, not extending below it, smooth, bare, anterior margin straight, distal margin slightly rounded, posterior margin straight, facial setae absent. Pereopod 4 coxa smooth, bare, anterior margin straight, distal margin rounded, posterior margin straight, facial setae absent. Pereopods 5–7 coxae facial setae absent; bases width length ratios 1: 2.2, 1: 1.9, 1: 1.8, posterior margins serrate, bare. Pleon. Epimera 1–2 with ventral setae, epimeron 3 bare, posteroventral corner subquadrate. Uropods 1–3 relative lengths 1.0: 0.6: 0.9. Uropods 1–2 peduncles 0.8 × inner rami lengths, outer rami 0.6 × inner rami lengths. Uropod 1 inner ramus with 2 robust setae, outer ramus with 1 robust seta. Uropod 2 inner and outer rami each with 1 robust seta. Uropod 3 peduncle and inner ramus 0.7 × inner ramus length; inner and outer rami bare. Telson 1.8 × longer than wide, apex rounded.

East China Sea: Okinawa–jima Island (Okinawa), Okinoerabu–jima Island and Tokunoshima Island (both Kagoshima), Japan.